Violence & Force is the second studio album by the Canadian speed metal band Exciter, released through Megaforce Records in February 1984. The album was produced by The Rods drummer Carl Canedy, who had already produced Anthrax's debut album Fistful of Metal.[4]

Violence & Force
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1984
RecordedNovember 1983
StudioPyramid Sound Studios, Ithaca, New York
GenreSpeed metal
Length41:34
LabelMegaforce
ProducerCarl Canedy, Jon Zazula
Exciter chronology
Heavy Metal Maniac
(1983)
Violence & Force
(1984)
Long Live the Loud
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]
Kerrang!(mixed)[3]

The album was reissued in 1999 by SPV/Steamhammer with the same track listing and again in 2004 by Megaforce, without the song "Evil Sinner".[5][6]

Track listing

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Side one: Heavy
No.TitleLength
1."Oblivion"0:34
2."Violence & Force"4:04
3."Scream in the Night"4:13
4."Pounding Metal"4:33
5."Evil Sinner"4:58
Side two: Metal
No.TitleLength
6."Destructor"4:19
7."Swords of Darkness"3:58
8."Delivering to the Master"6:06
9."Saxons of the Fire"3:27
10."War Is Hell"6:18

Personnel

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Exciter

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  • Dan Beehler − vocals, drums
  • John Ricci − guitar, backing vocals
  • Allan Johnson – bass, backing vocals

Production

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  • Carl Canedy – producer
  • Exciter – arrangements
  • Chris Bubacz – engineer
  • Alex Perialas – assistant engineer
  • Jack Skinner – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
  • Jon Zazula – executive producer
  • Andy Brown – artwork

References

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  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Exciter Violence & Force review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. ^ Dome, Malcolm (February 23, 1984). "Exciter 'Violence & Force'". Kerrang!. Vol. 62. Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 8.
  4. ^ David, Leslie (January 14, 2011). "Carl Canedy speaks about Exciter's Violence And Force record". Leslie's Metal Blog. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  5. ^ "EXCITER: Early Albums To Be Remastered, Reissued". September 26, 2004. Megaforce Records will release 'Violence and Force' on November 9, 2004, with the rest of the catalogue to follow in early 2005.
  6. ^ "Exciter – Violence & Force". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved October 9, 2011.